With Lumi promising to get her family back home very soon, Nick and Grier were making their way to the exit of the banquet hall when his father stopped them.
“A word?”
“Sure, but keep it brief. I have a wedding night to get started,” Nick said bluntly.
“I love you.” Nick Sr. got straight to the point with his son. “You know I love you, don’t you?”
“Yes. I do,” Nick nodded. “I love you too, Dad.”
“I wish this was different.” His father said suddenly. “I wish we could have done today and yesterday differently.”
“Me too though I wouldn’t change the end result of Grier being mine,” he winked at her.
“I watched you tonight, son, with the Bush family. It reminded me of how you were with your uncle.”
“Did it?”
“I miss him.” His father said looking around, anywhere at Nick, as if the emot
